Disney's Epic Mickey - The Game That Could’ve Been
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Күн бұрынMickey Mouse is no stranger to games, from his King role in the Kingdom Hearts series to the creative endeavor that is Epic Mickey. When Mickey Mouse was first created he dethroned the current cartoon favorite of the time; Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. So what would happen if there was a game about Mickey Mouse vs Oswald the Rabbit? There's some interesting copyright history concerning the rights to these characters in the making of this game. Let's find out in my Epic Mickey review!
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Disney Epic Mickey is an action-adventure platforming game for Wii console that sends Mickey Mouse on an epic journey of creativity and discovery. As Mickey, the player is propelled into Wasteland, an alternate world made up of Disney's forgotten creative efforts, and is given the power to wield paint and paint thinner to dynamically change the world while determining Mickey's path to becoming an epic hero.
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0:00 - Intro
2:39 - Nostalgic Niceties
14:40 - Platforming Problems
22:33 - Canonically Bad
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@Patterrz 3 жыл бұрын
The fact that this game exists and was released is kinda an achievement in itself
@user-ju2ne8df3n 3 жыл бұрын
Human_565 first
@CrossBonez2980 3 жыл бұрын
@@user-ju2ne8df3n WOW CONGRATULATIONS YOU GET NOTHING
@lordpvt 3 жыл бұрын
love this game
@Yharon-vq7jw 3 жыл бұрын
i have a game that you should play, and its called la mulana
@sarthakarora3212 3 жыл бұрын
No when kingdom hearts Mickey exists.
@SaItyToad00 3 жыл бұрын
This game has such a charming art style it begs for a remaster.
@kill3rs529 3 жыл бұрын
Would prefer for a remake to fix some of the problems
@SaItyToad00 3 жыл бұрын
@@kill3rs529 Naaah they can do the same with a remaster, remake is overdoing it.
@stanleysmooth 3 жыл бұрын
if they can fix the camera issue, this game could work perfectly on switch.
@SaItyToad00 3 жыл бұрын
@@stanleysmooth I can't recall what the camera issues were, but I guess it used a automatic camera and not manual, which always sucks.
@kill3rs529 3 жыл бұрын
@Star Wolf 128 they wouldn't do kingdom hearts they've already remastered all of them
@AesirSW 3 жыл бұрын
It's kind of sad how they gave Oswald a brief return after Epic Mickey then he was gone again. At least he has marketable plushies now.
@jeffjeff9037 3 жыл бұрын
It's rumored that they're working on a show about him for Disney+
@Dan-qy6zv 3 жыл бұрын
@@jeffjeff9037 I need sources my dude! Where did you hear this?!
@eko9554 3 жыл бұрын
He’s also a meet and greet character at Disney California Adventure. Oswald is very an underrated character.
@ColgateTheHedgehog 2 жыл бұрын
@@Dan-qy6zv i heard of the same thing from a news article. Although it was announced in summer of 2019 and nothing was heard if ever since
@Tonini08 2 жыл бұрын
I guess Oswald has a Gas Station at California Adventure. I also love Oswald’s cameos in the new Mickey Mouse shorts
@chebic5095 3 жыл бұрын
I can’t entirely confirm the “Epic Mickey was released early” claim either but I heard that the Japanese version which released later both enabled you to skip projectors you’ve already completed and fixed the camera issues implying that Warren at minimum wanted to change things in retrospect
@MrDiana1706 3 жыл бұрын
Boi, if only the Wii had updates
@Mike14264 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Didn't know that!
@SlayCap 3 жыл бұрын
Warren had nothing to do with the Japanese version.
@geekguru9847 3 жыл бұрын
Can confirm both of those things regarding the Japanese release though the projectors part only applied to hub world projectors which was still huge for doing quests!
@Mike14264 3 жыл бұрын
@@geekguru9847 these really are the only ones you repeat super oftenly. I still think Tomorrow Square could've been a cool Hub Town.
@little.prince 3 жыл бұрын
“It’s gotta be done by Yen Sid” *shows picture of Merlin* May he rest in peace
@twomanyraptorsGAMING 3 жыл бұрын
I honestly wish Disney would make more games like these. It doesn't have to be Epic Mickey related, but something that subverts with what you expect out of "Disney" content. Funny enough, I never played Epic Mickey, I only played Epic Mickey 2 (and that was recent, like earlier this year). But the idea of providing a more darker take on Disney IPs have always intrigued me, and sort of added more fuel to my personal desire to see Disney take their IPs to a much more "interesting" direction. Yes, Kingdom Hearts is one such example, and they are very enjoyable, but they feel more like a Final Fantasy game with a Disney skin (Which is very cool, don't get me wrong. I am quite a fan of "Final Fantasy-like" games). I would just like to see something that is more about the Disney IPs, but the same "epic-ness" you get with Kingdom Hearts and the same dark/mysterious undertones you get with Epic Mickey (maybe even darker, but that's just me). Either way, I hope in the near future Disney would try again at making stuff like this (or at least similar), but of course with better quality. Nice video Jirard!
@spacefacegaming 3 жыл бұрын
True love ur videos dude 👍
@BrerOswald 3 жыл бұрын
I'd recommend playing the first one. That second one misses the mark on what made the first game so great, that of course being the abundance of real world connections.
@CaptainCat101 3 жыл бұрын
Of course Kingdom Hearts is like Final Fantasy. Square (or Squareenix) makes both series, and is known for their RPGs
@Nukatha 3 жыл бұрын
I just wish Jirard had actually completed the game. It takes three (well, 2.7 or so) play-throughs to actually earn every pin.
@defnotanaltt1036 3 жыл бұрын
I loved Epic Mickey 2 and I will defend that game to death. I just love walking around the world and take in the scenery. I will try to get Epic Mickey 1 because it looks more morbid than number 2.
@dominickf6095 3 жыл бұрын
"This is the most football talk you're going to get on my channel." *Scott the Woz laughs maniacally while his viewers storm Jirard's office with copies of Madden '08*
@h3robug33 2 жыл бұрын
Isn't that the guy that owns sonic jam?
@dominickf6095 2 жыл бұрын
@@h3robug33 but he never owned Sonic Spinball because it never happened
@FelisImpurrator 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds maddening.
@thomasmalone8711 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I think this game could make an epic "pun intended" level for a Kingdom Hearts game. Imagine Sora finding the Cartoon Wasteland in Ansem's study and we get to see the results of Mickeys mistake in creating the Blot. Blot could serve as an awesome boss and it throws some shade on Mickey being this purely good character giving him some depth
@TheLadyLiddell 2 жыл бұрын
100% this game would make a perfect addition to Kingdom Hearts.
@realkingofantarctica 3 жыл бұрын
I think this game's existence is more entertaining to think about than actually playing the game.
@sephirothone-wingedangel6484 3 жыл бұрын
@Star Wolf 128 There actually was gonna be,but was ultimately canceled
@idioticlight 3 жыл бұрын
@Star Wolf 128 theres no mickey mouse movie!?
@GaletronGames 3 жыл бұрын
i beat this game many years almost as much of it as possible, and it was the 3rd game i had ever played, but the second game came out months after i finished, and i was truely stumped trying to beat it.
@MyEcho4 3 жыл бұрын
The game was still fun tho
@cannibalisticrequiem 3 жыл бұрын
@Star Wolf 128 Don't forget about 1995's Runaway Brain starring Mickey Mouse. Still a short film, but it gets so overlooked especially because A Goofy Movie also came out that year. (I think Runaway Brain played as a preview before A Goofy Movie. I swear I saw it before some kid's movie at the drive-in back in the day, but I never heard anyone talk about it so I thought it was a fever dream.)
@doomzilla3568 3 жыл бұрын
This is a game that has one of the best concept of paying tribute to classic Disney history that sadly unable reached it's full potential. This series deserves much more love than it received back then. I miss classic Disney.
@LuckyRabbit234 3 жыл бұрын
Regarding the sequel, there’s a part where you go through a ride depicting Mickey’s achievements throughout the first game, including the boss fights. If you fix the ride, the tour guide will state that Mickey redeemed each boss. If you destroy it, the tour guide will state that Mickey thinned out each boss.
@mrchoochooguy4045 3 жыл бұрын
Whaaa Please elaborate
@MatthewCobalt 3 жыл бұрын
@@mrchoochooguy4045 I'm guessing it was supposed to be more vague, but from how Jirard says it, it would seem as though it was morr concrete than it seemed.
@SlayCap 3 жыл бұрын
Mickey never redeemed any of the bosses except for Petetronic.
@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but the canonical ending for Epic Mickey 1 is really messed up. Like he just...didn't save ANYONE? He chose to commit mass genocide and watch his robotic friends suffer?! So f*cked up.
@SlayCap 3 жыл бұрын
@@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Actually, he did save Goofy, Daisy, and Donald. He also saved Petetronic but everything else is the Thinner path
@Mike14264 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like Epic Mickey could've benefited from being more open-ended, instead of just linear segments that lead to an open hub. In fact, maybe they could have more instances where Thinner leads to a good outcome! It's not the tools that make the man, it's his decisions. That could muddle up the specific line between good/paint and bad/thinner a lot more!
@Gbrille 2 жыл бұрын
Look up epic donald... they actually were working on doing exactly that!
@badcreator7023 11 ай бұрын
Well they could not due to the power of the Wii, so they had to keep it more linear.
@MarshtompGames 3 жыл бұрын
"Theme song by Elite Ferrex" Okay. **sips water** "Arrangement by Grant Kirkhope" **spits water out**
@MrKlausbaudelaire 3 жыл бұрын
I loved the orchestral theme of that game, it was one of the very, veeery few games where the theme song made me forget to actualy play the game and keep listening to it xD
@MarshtompGames 3 жыл бұрын
@@MrKlausbaudelaire Buddy, I wasn't talking about the game there.
@whateverkat8122 3 жыл бұрын
@@MarshtompGames lmao
@IbexGundyr 3 жыл бұрын
Glad I’m not the only one who freaked out when I saw that. Our boy has friends in high places.
@silvercrystal3 3 жыл бұрын
'Sir, I'll give you a million dollars for that hat!'
@BugsyFoga 3 жыл бұрын
Who else here found out about Oswald when Epic Mickey came out ?
@dragonbornexpress5650 3 жыл бұрын
Me. When I first played Epic Mickey, I didn't even know who the fuck Oswald was. (This was back when I was pretty much a Disney fanboy.) It wasn't until I played the game that I realized who he was and I felt like shit for now knowing about him. The sad thing is...Disney has forgotten Oswald once more, but at least this time the people won't forget.
@markgaterii5395 3 жыл бұрын
@@dragonbornexpress5650 Well, he had a cameo in that new Mickey Mouse cartoon...where Mickey just throws him into the trash
@RickachuCXVI 3 жыл бұрын
@@markgaterii5395 the only time they've shown Oswald in a cartoon in more than 8 decades and it was to basically crap on him
@oritheraboot4396 3 жыл бұрын
I did when I beat the game and Yensid said they were brothers and I flipped out and lost my mind in amazement
@littlemrh 3 жыл бұрын
He actually became my favorite Disney character because of the Epic Mickey games and the videos called “The Epic Mickey files” (this was when I was younger when I did these so it’s just so nostalgic for me)
@dominicbestakablazeshimmer9258 3 ай бұрын
So... who else is here after losing thier minds at the announcement of Epic Mickey: Rebrushed?
@fedoraking3611 3 жыл бұрын
When I asked my grandma if she knew oswald when this game came out. She laughed and said, "I may be old, but I'm not that old." I felt pretty embaresed for asking that.
@owenmenning3878 3 жыл бұрын
I have such nostalgia for this game lol.
@KairuHakubi 3 жыл бұрын
i had nostalgia for it DURING playing it. and like, afterward. I've never had a game stick so weirdly in my brain. the early levels felt like a totally different game from the rest, i accidentally skipped a big chunk of the game just by exploring, i genuinely do not remember if this memory I have right now of a blocks-based area was that skipped part or a dream I had about it. Some games get called 'a fever dream' just because they're so incomprehensibly weird, but this one.. it felt incredibly old and clumsily rushed at the same time. I had NO idea what to do in the entire tomorrowland part, constantly lost, platforming was insane and everything was either dark and hard to see or blindingly colorful. figuring out whether i'd gotten everything in an area and would be allowed to come back or not threw me so hard, and then finally I just fucked up one thing at the end that made completion (in two playthroughs) impossible.. and i got so frustrated I didn't even finish that second play. And good lord what a terrible final boss battle.
@gabrielperesbari2273 3 жыл бұрын
Me too I wish I could play it again and I even have the comics of the 1st and 2nd game. Now I love more Oswald than Mickey
@nimbus_0046 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@spencerhammer8194 3 жыл бұрын
Dude same. I literally forgot this existed until today.
@real-horse 3 жыл бұрын
I know nothing about this game and have never played it but it is very nostalgic to me too just because the ads for it on disney channel
@liroanimations5090 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve noticed that many big KZfaqr’s have been bringing back this game in discussions, and I’m so happy they are because I grew up with this game.
@thewholecircus 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I've seen a bunch of videos about this game.
@ZephirumUpload 3 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't surprise me if something's coming to the Switch or something, Maker is a Disney IP and a lot of gaming YT channels work under them for various reasons
@thevferrari 3 жыл бұрын
It could be because Jason Schreier's new book Press Reset was released about a month ago, and the first chapter is the story of Warren Spector, specifically surrounding this game.
@firstmategiddy 3 жыл бұрын
@@ZephirumUpload I don't know if Disney is working with a bunch of YTbers in order to say the game is mediocre at best. That's not the best marketing strategy.
@emashane7035 3 жыл бұрын
There was a rumor last year about a remake
@OnDavidsBrain 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I wish that Kingdom Hearts would use Oswald as a villain. There's so much narrative potential here and Epic Mickey gives us a nice sample of that. I haven't played this game but I can just tell from the cutscenes that Oswald is filled with so much resentment and jealousy towards his younger brother, no, his REPLACEMENT that he would be a great foil towards Mickey, Sora and the others. We have here essentially a child who was told that he was meant to do so many great things and accomplish so much but through a cruel twist of fate he was replaced by someone else who got all the fame, glory and happiness that was STOLLEN from him! Like Henry Killinger said it's a classic Cain and Abel story. He could hook up with Pete and Maleficent and help them with whatever plans they've got cooking. Hell make him a Keyblade wielder, a secret apprentice of Master Xehanort as one of his 5000 back up plans or make him an apprentice of Luxu or the Foretellers or something like that. I would love it if that were to happen in the next arc of that series.
@dragonbornexpress5650 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, yeah, far too much could be done. Oswald is probably boiling with over a century's worst of hatred and jealousy, which of course is understandable given he was Walt Disney's first creation, but was thrown into the trash after Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse. Honestly, he'd make an awesome Kingdom Hearts boss fight with his potential attacks and abilities referencing some of the old cartoons he starred in.
@donovanfaust3227 9 ай бұрын
You did not just use Henry Killinger to make a point about a Disney game.
@OnDavidsBrain 9 ай бұрын
@@donovanfaust3227 Minus the magic murder bag.
@Vikumax 3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you went over the history of the game. Many people get too fixated on those super-dark test drawings to notice that Epic Mickey still had a great premise; despite its flaws. I'd love for its setting to be reimagined or remade with better design and modern technology. I always felt the game felt like a lot of early platformers. In that, they had some jank, but you could see how kinks could be easily ironed out in a sequel. However, rather than fix their mistakes, Epic Mickey 2 suffered HEAVY executive meddling and rather than fixing the shortcomings, they kept the shortcomings and added MORE.
@vbph2011 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to see he's doing well enough health wise to do non New Game Plus videos.
@coreymyers5321 3 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing about how a kid played this game to recover from surgery. Wish more games had that story.
@maroonkennedy6213 3 жыл бұрын
Aww how sweet
@OverdriveGamesAnime 3 жыл бұрын
Every game probably does have that story
@Z0RD. 3 жыл бұрын
@@OverdriveGamesAnime sonic 06?
@OverdriveGamesAnime 3 жыл бұрын
@@Z0RD. i mean... i think a generous estimate is that 1 in 10,000 people... no... 1 in 100,000 people are recovering from surgery at any given time. The game sold over a million copies in total, so yeah. Some poor kid suffering unimaginable torture probably also was recovering from surgery.
@vixenrevitup 3 жыл бұрын
Animal Crossing is a game series with stories like this. There are testimonials about people playing it while they had depression (I actually played it a lot when I suffered medication-induced depression) and famous KZfaqr Billiam played New Leaf as he battled cancer.
@cvanims 3 жыл бұрын
This game is so aesthetically pleasing.
@edeliteedelite1961 Жыл бұрын
Not when you're playing it.
@snb2ndchannel591 3 жыл бұрын
I am super glad this games been getting more attention recently. Would love to see them visit this concept again in the future.
@clodcollecting51 3 жыл бұрын
DUDE THE NOSTALGIA! My friend and I used to play Epic Mickey 2 all the time! It’s been 7 years... wow.
@cadenseymour8805 3 жыл бұрын
SAME! I had a friend a couple years older than me come over to my house every day and we would play for hours. I haven't seen him in a couple years, hope he's doing alright
@gus_0065 3 жыл бұрын
same, i can't believe another person in this world also grew up with that game.
@clodcollecting51 3 жыл бұрын
@@cadenseymour8805 yeah I would come over to my friend’s house everyday and play it, too! And I haven’t seen him for a few years either! But we’re the same age.
@keebeh13 3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@BugsyFoga 3 жыл бұрын
I remember first seeing the teaser poster for Epic mickey at Walmart and thinking it was the most dark and EDGY thing I've seen from Disney.
@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney 3 жыл бұрын
@ZOAD TAUFIQUR I've never played KH2 but I've seen an image of an overlord looking Mickey. My Lord did he look edgy.
@MrPoopchute22 2 жыл бұрын
You think that's dark, watch Disney's mad doctor.
@samroth9029 3 жыл бұрын
i can’t express how much i want a full remaster of this game
@dragonbornexpress5650 3 жыл бұрын
Not a remaster. It deserves a proper remake: some of the mechanics and platforming could be improved, camera needs big fixes, and the morality system needs a complete revamp. However, aside from that, nothing else needs some major changes. A few tweaks, sure, but otherwise the game isn't too bad. However, the sequel is just...bad or painfully mediocre.
@TitanBoss 2 жыл бұрын
This series was my childhood it's nice to see the youtubers are giving the series a spot light. It's also pretty funny Disney traded a Football guy for a cartoon rabbit and the guy was cool with it. And I would be so hyped for an movie or game. And a lot of the story for the Mad Doctor is explained in the second game.
@readyeddy1631 3 жыл бұрын
In the right hands, this could have been an extremely memorable series but suffer due to story elements and trying to use a morality system. I would love to play a remaster of the two games and a third installment in the future.
@jangospencer3906 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah! I like the sound of that! 😃
@questmustang2702 3 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is me and my brother were just talking about this game last night after he told me he just purchased Cuphead and we started discussing how the old looking cartoon style works so well for a video game and epic mickey was one of the examples. I do wish they put a little more effort into this game but overall I have so much nostalgia for it.
@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney 3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, when I first received this game back in 2010 for Christmas I was so excited so I played it right away and... Well I was pretty creepy out by it as a kid. I had some nightmare fuel dreams about it so I asked my bro to help me out. So he and I played it that Christmas way up until late at night. Good times....for the most part-
@Rayitolaser569 2 жыл бұрын
@@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney i also got EM for christmas, still remember it.
@VTriggered88 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this game. It has it's flaws for sure, but I still think the overall experience is worth it. Glad to see you finally play it on your channel, Jirard.
@shawnheatherly 3 жыл бұрын
I was so excited about this game, its concept art looked incredible and I was fascinated learning about Oswald, this forgotten mascot who easily could have been the face of Disney if things had played out differently. What we got is a game made with love but not a blast to play.
@zodiackiller1360 3 жыл бұрын
this game had so much potential i just wish this game was better
@greeneyesgaming2268 3 жыл бұрын
Man I used to complete this game so many times, just because it was fun to me!!! I would love to see a remake of some sorts in the future but I don’t know if that’ll ever happen! 🤷🏻♂️
@lucaslease4571 3 жыл бұрын
Great job! I appreciate the in-depth history about the game and Disney in general. I really like the La Mulana music starting around 10:25 in the video.
@yoellopez4049 3 жыл бұрын
Wow I was surprised to see you play this, I didn’t think that this game was popular enough to get an episode from the completionist. This game really got my imagination when I was a kid, I used to always draw the bosses and characters from this game. This game is also the reason why I like steampunk and robots so much today. I’m really great full that it exists because I wouldn’t be the person I am today without it.
@kolbturtle 2 жыл бұрын
I had a very similar experience I even made a clay model of the captain hook robot as a kid
@carstarsarstenstesenn 2 жыл бұрын
yes this game was the shit when i was 9-12 years old
@moisturecookies3789 3 жыл бұрын
if you tackle the second game, you should play it multiplayer for your own sanity
@pinkwater4891 3 жыл бұрын
Why?
@pooppoopzoopzoop9935 2 жыл бұрын
@@pinkwater4891 Oswald's ai is absolutely abysmal. I was lucky enough to play it with my sister, but when our second controller stopped working, the majority of the game was just fighting to get Oswald to do the DAMN TASK
@Snoop1000Skins 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of those rare games for me where the world was so creative and engaging that I forgot the game’s problems AS I played it. Even as the Completionist is pointing out valid problems, I’m watching the footage and smiling because I remember that boss fight or zone or enemy and the engrossing feeling of being captivated by Epic Mickey’s world. It may have a sloppy skeleton, but the skin on top makes it one of my favorite games I’ve ever played. Here’s hoping we get a remake someday that polished the bad stuff and keeps the many, many things worth loving about this game.
@tehfreemanz Жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, the moment the La~Mulana music kicks in! Great video, I've been wondering a lot about what ever happened to this game and I really appreciated the deep dive!
@TheTopHatGamer618 2 жыл бұрын
This game is always a nice sense of nostalgia for me, as I was a big Disney history nut all through middle school (about the time the game came out) and I distinctly remember a piece of paper I would have in the game box itself telling myself where all of Animatronic Donald's parts were around Leota's Mansion, and I loved it to death. The one thing that always bugged me was the lack of multiple save files. If you completed the game once and wanted to go back to a section to try and do something differently, you would have had to play the game completely over again, which deterred me from playing it again for months at a time. To this day, I've never done a full Thinner route because I don't have the heart to see all of these characters in pain or in misery because of my actions. Amazing review, congrats on the completion!
@HypeVoiceActing 3 жыл бұрын
Epic Mickey is a game that I really want to love purely from a concept and presentation standpoint. You could tell that Warren Spector and his team has a real genuine love for Mickey, Oswald, and Disney in general. And you can feel that passion when you watch the cutscenes or look at all the details they put into this delightfully dreary world. But the gameplay itself is so boring and tedious that I can't bring myself to finish it. It wears out its welcome way too soon and it never does much or anything to really change things to keep the journey interesting.
@AT7outof10 3 жыл бұрын
Reminded of the interview where Nomura mentioned he wanted to add Oswald to Kingdom Hearts eventually; but Disney didn't want to for some reason.
@BradleyHall-th2xu 3 ай бұрын
THANK GOD we (probably) get to use the second analog stick in the remake. So many camera problems will be pretty much entirely fixed if Purple Lamp knows what they're doing.
@matthewapril3119 3 жыл бұрын
I loved this game it was the first game I had that wasn't based on any movie or show, and I still remember the music making everything terrifying, nice work Jirard
@joelugalde8843 3 ай бұрын
Hopefully the remaster will have a fast travel system, newer and reworked gameplay mechanics, and optional voice acting.
@theotherjared9824 3 жыл бұрын
Little known fact about oswald: members of the crew on these cartoons were Hugh Harmon, Rudolph Ising and Isadore "Friz" Freleng. Those three broke off when the deal with Universal fell apart and shacked up with Leon Schlesinger to create their own shorts, dubbed "Looney Tunes."
@RegrettableDeed 3 жыл бұрын
Oh hell yes!! Love the new intro!! After the 400 game special, I wasnt expecting another episode so quick.
@alexh1323 3 жыл бұрын
Thank You for finally covering this Jirard!!! I hope people understand why this deserves a remaster or even a remake!!!
@alouette200 3 жыл бұрын
I might have watched the new intro a couple dozens of times and I'm still overjoyed everytime I get to hear it again. Such a masterful work of art.
@KeatonTerry28 2 жыл бұрын
This game is one of the most nostalgic parts of my childhood. The locations, music, old cartoon references, and just overall atmosphere are just so unique that the clunky gameplay is irrelevant imo
@Im_Behind_You 3 жыл бұрын
The music and title cards were great. Good job!
@manixyz 3 жыл бұрын
14:39 OH, that Klonoa music really hit me in the heart. I really hope you complete the Klonoa games someday. I love those games dearly, and want more people to know about them.
@whdphd7116 3 жыл бұрын
This was one of my favorites as a kid, never expected this notification. Respect+
@jeffreyshelton3073 3 ай бұрын
Childhood relived, 2024 are you picking it up it’s coming back
@baddragonite 3 жыл бұрын
This game always reminded me of the Steamboat Willy level in Kingdom Hearts 2
@RoarTheRapper 3 жыл бұрын
Oh damn, I only just realized Grant Kirkhope arranged your intro music! That’s so awesome! 😱
@virtualgumbo8459 3 жыл бұрын
I've said this before but I'll say it again: keeping the "Yeah!" bit in all of your intros just feels right, Keep it up boyo.
@snowcardinal2632 Жыл бұрын
This game was a MASSIVE part of my childhood, which seems to be a rarity. I loved it so much I even themed my 11th birthday around it. It's really sad to see that no one really cares about this game, I feel like I'm the only one who ever truly adored it.
@cooperwolfe5478 Жыл бұрын
I agree with you. The first Epic Mickey game is still my favorite video game of all time and I’ve always hoped it would get a third game.
@IvanTube0 3 жыл бұрын
the old title was epic mickey - canonically bad
@LightningSword13 3 жыл бұрын
Yup, saw that too. Couldn’t escape my notifications
@cuddlecreeper8 3 жыл бұрын
yeah, probably changed because it's wrong.
@300IQPrower 3 жыл бұрын
@@cuddlecreeper8 nah. Its right. Not terrible but certainly not good. Also its a pun on the morality mechanics and deep dive into disney’s now entirely abandoned characters
@cuddlecreeper8 3 жыл бұрын
@@300IQPrower What I was saying is the Bad Ending is not the canon ending, which The Completionist seems to believe that is is, but multiple things in the second game disprove that.
@SlayCap 3 жыл бұрын
@@cuddlecreeper8 Actually, the canon path seems to be the Neutral. Not Paint. Several things that prove this.
@wittynickame4870 3 жыл бұрын
I have so much nostalgia for this game but I could never even finish it. I just can’t believe it was so long ago. Great video.
@jumpy2783 3 жыл бұрын
Thank You for making this video, this was my favorite game as kid for so long.
@terrafria 3 жыл бұрын
This game super bummed me out when i got it years back, i had just moved to another state and was struggling with my depression so when my mother saw this at work (Poor woman worked at Walmart) she spent money we really could have used on other things on it and got it for me. I love Mickey and most Disney things, so she thought i would be a great gift to help lift my spirits. And then the camera in combat came in and.... Yeah, i couldn't play it, loved the art style wanted to but when you have to deal with those camera controls? It was more depressing.. I wanted to love it so much not just cause it was Mickey but because my mom went out of her way to get it for me.
@MrCrininer 2 жыл бұрын
Damn, that's a huge bummer. I hope you and your mother are doing better now!
@Mqstodon 2 жыл бұрын
I'd...struggle to believe this is real, in the first level the camera works perfectly fine and in combat in general
@eelmail2077 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this ever since the game case was in the background of the Super Mario Galaxy episode! This is my absolute favorite game of all time!
@sleeplessnight5238 3 жыл бұрын
yes dude I've been waiting on a review on this. its one of my favorite games of all time
@enriquestudios5219 3 жыл бұрын
The transition in the beginning was dope af
@nickthedreamer4434 3 жыл бұрын
Epic Mickey was one of my favorites growing up. I absolutely fell in love with the story and the concept and the music and I still do to this day. After the second ones fell short, I put together what I thought was a fun concept for a possible 3rd that would take place in a land based on EPCOT called EMPTE (which, like EPCOT, would have been an anagram...but I could never find something clever enough to work) and it would have been the home to even more forgotten characters such as the Dreamfinder (who would have been in a very similar position of power that Oswald was in the Wasteland).
@Silver-qu9bk 3 жыл бұрын
While I've known about this game since probably around it's release I never had the chance to play the it since neither myself or anyone I knew had it, so seeing this was definitely pleasant. Also, the Castlevania: Lament of Innocence music at 18:30 is noticed and I absolutely love it's inclusion
@milespage6473 3 жыл бұрын
That new Completionist intro though--so good
@IfOUGHTpIRANHAz 3 жыл бұрын
Love the Lament of Innocence music you chose for the video.
@benji777tm 3 жыл бұрын
“Had some great platformers on the Super Nintendo…” Sega Genesis versions: Am I a joke to you?
@striderskorpion 3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the NES games either.
@samueld8413 3 жыл бұрын
SNES Aladdin is better in nearly every way
@striderskorpion 3 жыл бұрын
You do know there are other good/great Disney platformers besides Aladdin, right? Also Genesis Aladdin > SNES Aladdin.
@FirstNameBasis_ 3 жыл бұрын
What a damn minute. I haven't watched in a while, this new intro is fucking sick. XD
@billymanziel5666 3 жыл бұрын
Why have you abandoned Jirard
@CS-kd5lu 3 жыл бұрын
That intro completionist theme music is beast!
@28pinkdancer 3 жыл бұрын
my favorite part of the show is seeing the themed merch background in the intro/outro. so seeing a basically empty shelf when talking about a DISNEY character just had me rolling
@stanleysmooth 3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit yes I have wanted this episode for so long
@MathieuLeblanc1991 3 жыл бұрын
Trivia : The cutscenes for Epic Mickey 1 and 2 were done by the same studio that did the Castlevania series on Netflix. And the lack of voice acting was intentional according to Warren Spector, it was meant to be a tribute to games like Banjo Kazooie, due to negative feedback, they did full voice acting for the sequel
@cattysplat 3 жыл бұрын
The amount of dialog in banjo was pretty small, took place ingame and limited mostly to silly characters we had no prior knowledge of. Mickey and friends all had voices everyone already knows, why would they possibly think this was a good idea, by the looks of it there is also tons of dialog and cutscenes with just text. Maybe it makes sense from a technical limitations of the Wii but still, I can't imagine big Disney fans would have enjoyed reading text when everything Disney media is about is animation and sound.
@pooppoopzoopzoop9935 2 жыл бұрын
I actually preferred the lack of voice acting, I think it was really charming, and as a hobby game dev, I absolutely applaud that decision for the limited budget and small studio that it had.
@charlessegale6493 3 жыл бұрын
Sweet, an Epic Mickey review on my birthday! I'll admit that I've never actually played this game, but playing it at least once is on my bucket list.
@josiahwilliams165 3 жыл бұрын
I love how far the quality in these vids have come
@mldgameing 3 жыл бұрын
The music is amazing in this game, its so nostalgic
@AwesomeNick94 3 жыл бұрын
Whoever picked out the music for this episode went with some great deep cuts
@tinalevesque5772 3 жыл бұрын
If it's the slow piano/organ music is from a ps2 castlevania game. The other organ song is from donkey Kong 2
@bee-sk3il 3 жыл бұрын
I remember playing this game as a 3-4 year old and just loving it, thanks for this episode it brought back so many good memories. Banger episode like always Jirard
@darkwingdaffy1991 3 жыл бұрын
I was actually waiting for you to do this for a while lol
@ArrowJones_PI 3 жыл бұрын
I requested this game YEARS ago! I'm so happy you're finally completing it! This game is genuinely beautiful!
@Actual_Mr_G 3 жыл бұрын
A nice episode as usual. One question though: What's La-Mulana music doing there !?!? Not complaining, just wondering.
@GUIHome09 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly my though ! Although, this track is a banger.
@patrickcarroll6754 3 жыл бұрын
@@GUIHome09 Same. Totally threw me off, I had to check thatI didn't have the soundtrack up in another window.
@ArachneQueen 3 жыл бұрын
Just a small fun fact: if you wear Oswald ears (which you can buy at Disneyland) many cast members will say "welcome home, Oswald!" To you. My husband very much loved it.
@SoundaSheep 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't thought about this game in a long time, but I still remember playing those transition levels when I was a child. It was the best part of the game
@tannerprice2018 3 жыл бұрын
We totally should’ve gotten those things from the early concept art to give this game much more of an edge.
@xominousowlx6959 3 жыл бұрын
YES! EPIC MICKEY IS MY CHILDHOOD!!!
@iamcre8ive 2 жыл бұрын
Epic Mickey 2 for the PS3 was the first game I ever seriously played and beaten. I quickly fell in love with this wonderful and confusing world, characters, and story (at least on the pov of a 5 year old) just after playing the demo on the PS3 store (a demo that I would play an insane amount of times before getting the full game). I would get home from school hyped to get one step closer to beating the game with my dad, I would draw the characters all the time, have a hard time trying to understand what was being said on the games (English isn’t my first language), pretend that I was Mickey going on a crazy adventure, read the graphic novel non stop, and have nightmares with the games’s creepy bosses and general aesthetic. I loved everything about it, even with the language barrier I dig deep and watched countless gameplays of both games + Epic Mickey Castle of Illusion and fan content (I still wish I could play the original game and the Castle of Illusion version, but I never owned a Wii or a DS so yea :/). This game really meant and means the world to me, it’s bugs and inconsistencies didn’t bother me, I fell in love unconditionally. Of course now I’m able to have a more critical view, understand it’s flaws, story, and beauty even further. It breaks my heart to know about this tragic story of a game that had so much potential and love from millions of fans around the world. I still have hope or at least wish that in the future we have more Epic Mickey content. It’s unlikely, but it doesn’t hurt to keep on wishing, after all no request is too extreme when you wish upon a star, ain’t I right?
@derpy_thedoctor6161 3 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite game of all time thank you for doing an episode on it!!
@mrwavy2564 3 жыл бұрын
“Mickey escapes through the mirror just as Dumbledore returns” I died
@vanguardluard8334 3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see epic Mickey and epic Mickey 2 in a HD rerelease
@kullnevar 3 жыл бұрын
Love the fact he used the castle music for Castlevania:Lament of Innocence during the review. Love that game and hope he reviews it one day
@FrancescoG 3 жыл бұрын
I love the direction the channel is going!
@CaptainCat101 3 жыл бұрын
I'm biased: THIS IS MY THIRD FAVORITE VIDEO GAME OF ALL TIME! And Oswald is my favorite Disney character.
@joshuaharkins4569 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like the series deserves a reboot.
@JDaTopo Жыл бұрын
15:56 Gremlin Village isn’t part of the tutorial, it’s just one of the adventure worlds you have to get through before reaching the hub. The tutorial was only Dark Beauty Castle.
@RemoveYouTubeShorts 3 жыл бұрын
what great timing! I just started playing this game last week for the first time since it came out
@norbertgiron-godoy3408 3 жыл бұрын
Can we please start a petition for a third entry and re-release of the two first ones. Since before these games, I remember reading about Oswald and he has been my favorite Disney character ever since. #DisneyBrothersRedemption
@RenegadeJ.P. 3 жыл бұрын
I just started playing the sequel on PlayStation Now. I have a lot of memories with the first, and I’m glad to see that it’s getting some love. Hope for a remaster one day of the original.
@pinkwater4891 3 жыл бұрын
By sequel you mean epic Mickey 2?
@RenegadeJ.P. 3 жыл бұрын
@@pinkwater4891 yep.
@maddoggnick96 3 жыл бұрын
It’s funny timing that this episode came up when it did. I am reading Jason Schreier’s Press Reset right now, and the story of this game coming to be is covered in the beginning of the book.
@fattony75 3 жыл бұрын
Ever since getting a Wii U during the pandemic I have gone back and started playing more and more OG Wii games - and you know what, a lot of them are good. I was really into my 360 at the time of the Wii and, honestly some of the things the Wii did are really fresh and interesting to me now that I am giving it a fair shot. I am glad to explore it's game library further in the years to come. Good video, I will make a note to check this out at some point.
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